Baby carrier



May 22, 1951 v, MAXWELL 2,554,340

BABY CARRIER Filed July 26, 1949 ATTORNEY Patented May 22, 1951 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE BABY CARRIER Vera Hupp Maxwell, New York, N. Y.

Application July"26,' 1949, Serial No. 106,810 3 Claims. (01.. 224-45)My invention relates to baby carriers and: has for. one of its objectsto provide a carrier so constructed and arranged that a baby'may becomfortably, safely andeasily transportedfrom place to. place.

A further object of my invention is to provi'deta carrier for babieswhich is so constructed and arranged. that the child may be carriedcomfortably and safely and out of contact with the person transportingthe carrier.

Astill'further object of. my invention is to provide a carrier forbabies which may be suspended from the shoulder. or shoulders. of theperson transporting the carrier, leaving the person's arms and handsfree and unencumbered.

Another object, of, the invention. is to provide a carrier for"transporting babies wherein the baby is prevented from slipping orslidingroif the? carrier; without, however, discomfort to-the:

baby.

My improved. carrier comprises abody portion or mattress upon which thechild is disposed. This body portion is of suitable size and thick ness,and the carrier isso arranged that the baby is safe from injury, onlyitshead" being exposed, the construction being such that the babys back isfiat and straight.

The straps by which the carrier is supported are so disposed andarranged that they may be adjusted to suit the person carrying the sameto support the child in desired position.

Other and further novel features and advantages of my improved carrierwill be brought out in more detail hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein an embodiment of my invention hasbeen illustrated;

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of my improved carrier;

Fig. 2 is a section on an enlarged scale, taken along the line 2-2 ofFig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view of the carrier.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 2 designates the body of myimproved carrier. This body member or mattress may be composed ofconventional mattress material so far as its padding is concerned, butit is enclosed in any suitable, thin, flexible, waterproof material 4.In other Words, this covering or enclosure may inherently be awaterproof material such as many plastics now available, or it may be afabric coated with a thin coating of waterproof material, such asoilcloth or oilskin, for example. The mattress padding, it will beunderstood, is completely enclosed.

The mattress assembly in turn is enclosed in fabric enclosure.6,.lined1or coated as shown ,at-

8" with waterproofing materiali This may be. anyof. the many waterproof.plastics available in: the open. market: or the materialcommonlyemployed-in making, oilcloth may be employed if desired.

I prefer to employ four pieces of the lined.

under the front cover piece; and its freeend stitched or otherwisesecured to; the front cover piece, asshown at 20withpillowpadding 22- inbetween. The front cover piece additionally isslit' longitudinallyfromthecut. it to the lower:

end 24 of the carrier, the-two edges of; the cover piecebeing closedwhen the child is in place by slide fastener 26.

It will; be. apparent that in use, the slide. fastener 26 is moved tothe lower end of the carrier, so as to open the front cover piece 8, andthe child disposed upon the carrier with its head exposed at the openingprovided by folding back the flap I8, and resting upon the outside ofthe carrier immediately above the pillow padding 22. The slide fasteneris then drawn to the cut l6 to close the carrier.

The child is held flat upon the carrier, and at the same time isprevented from sliding off the same because the bottom and sides of thecarrier are closed, while the opening provided by folding back the flapI8 is too small for the childs body.

The carrier is transported by straps 28. There are two of these straps,preferably crossing each other, at the back of the carrier and stitchedto the carrier back at the sides thereof. The straps are provided withswivels 38 adjacent the carrier sides, the ends of the straps beyond theswivels being provided with buckles or other types of adjustableconnection for the attachment of the free ends of the straps to eachother.

The carrier, by reason of the adjustability of the carrier straps, maybe carried in the hand or supported from either one or both shoulders.

In the back covering piece I!) of the carrier I provide a pocket fornapkins, etc. To provide this pocket I simply slit the cover piecetransversely and insert the pocket piece 32 between 0 the mattress coverand the rear cover piece Ill. The pocket piece may be any flexiblewaterproof or waterproofed material. The pocket is closed by slidefastener 34.

From all of the foregoing, it will appear that I have provided a babycarrier which is novel in construction and operation. It will beapparent also that a child on the carrier is safe and comfortable andthat the person transporting the carrier may have either one or bothhands free if he so desires.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts as hereinabove described withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my inven tion. A

'What I claim is: v

1. A carrier for children, said carrier comprising in combination a bodymember, an enclosure or cover therefor which is water impervious, anouter cover or enclosure of fabric, a water impervious lining therefor,a slit through the fabric outer cover, said slit being disposed in thecarrier front and extending from the bottom of the carrier toward theopposite end of the carrier, the said fabric being provided with a neckopening at the upper terminal of said slit, a slide fastener for closingsaid slit thereby to cover a child disposed upon the body member, and apad attached to the fabric of the carrier frontbeneath the fabric justabove the neck opening, for Supporting the head of the child.

2. A carrier for children, said carrier comprising in combination, abody member, an enclosure or'cover therefor which is water impervious,an outer cover for said assembly, said outer cover being waterimpervious, a slit in said outer cover disposed along the longitudinalaxis thereof, a

curved-slit in said outer cover adjacent the upper end of the carrier,said first named slit terminating at said curved slit, a head padbeneath the outer cover beyond said curved slit, the material bounded bythe curved slit being folded back beneath the outer cover and the headpad, thereby to provide a neck opening at the upper terminal of thelongitudinal slit and a head rest just beyond, and a slide fastener forclosing said longitudinal slit.

3. A carrier for children, said carrier comprising in combination, abody member, a water impervious enclosure therefor, an outer fabricenclosure for said body member assembly, said outer enclosure comprisinga piece of fabric covering the front of the body member, a piece offabric covering the back of the body member, and a fabric strip acrosseach end of the body member, said fabric pieces and strips being securedto each other, the front of the carrier being slit longitudinally forpart of its length, a slide fastener for said slit, a neck opening inthe outer enclosure at the upper terminal of the longitudinal slit; saidlongitudinal slit and the neck opening being of such proportions thatwith the slide fastener retracted the outer enclosure may be openedsufficiently to enable a child to be disposed in prone position upon thebody member, movement of the slide fastener drawing the outer enclosureabout the body and limbs of the child, the head reclining upon theoutside of the outer enclosure, a head pad secured to the under side ofthe front piece of' the fabric enclosure, just beyond said neck opening,adjustable carrying straps attached to the carrier at the edges of thecarrier rear, and a swivel connection in each of said straps.

VERA HUPPE MAXWELL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date D. 138,791 Horckitz Sept. 12,1944 1,605,473 Schneidau Nov. 2, 1926 FOREIGN PATENTS Number CountryDate 9,322 Austria Oct. 10, 1902 663,681 Germany Aug. 11, 1938

